Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes. The winner, chosen randomly, is Erika! If you didn’t win, you can purchase the book on Amazon, or find it at your library. Requesting that your … Continue reading
The winner of the giveaway for To Be Sung Underwater is: WENDY! Wendy is a long-time reader of A Spirited Mind and writes a blog too, Of Books and Boys. Wendy, send me your address and I’ll send it along … Continue reading
I apologize for not getting this posted over the weekend, but the winner of The Five Ways We Grieve giveaway (chosen by the random number generator at random.org) is: Stacie from Motherhood on a Dime If you’d like to read … Continue reading
It has been about four months since I’ve done a link post, so here are a random hodge-podge of posts that I bookmarked on various topics since then. Have a great weekend! Quotes and Things to Think About “The older … Continue reading
Although she wrote this book of advice on writing nearly 80 years ago, Dorothea Brande’s Becoming a Writer is excellent encouragement and good medicine if you’re engaged in or contemplating writing in any fashion. Unlike many books of writing craft, … Continue reading
I finally got around to reading Water for Elephants after long thinking it had an interesting title. The book is difficult to characterize. On one hand, the author did a lot of research into circuses and the gritty details of … Continue reading
Thank you to everyone who entered the 1001 Healthy Baby Answers giveaway this week. The winner, selected via the random number generator at www.random.org, is Alison S. Alison, check your email to get your copy of the book. Have a … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I highlighted the blog sponsors whose buttons appear in the sidebar. I accept ads from businesses and groups that impress me and seem like a good fit for my readers, with great products and good … Continue reading
Sorry for the paucity of posts lately, but things have been really busy around here lately. I’m sure you know how that goes. I am taking a break from some other projects for a while starting next week, so regular … Continue reading
If you can believe it, here is yet another book that will make the top reads for 2010 list. Jhumpa Lahiri’s incredible novel The Namesake is full of exquisite descriptions of the lives of Indian immigrants and their children. The … Continue reading
Hi, I'm Catherine Gillespie and A Spirited Mind is where I post about reading, writing, and parenting and the lessons I'm learning as a result. Thanks for stopping by!
